Development and psychometric properties of the Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a Learning Disability
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 182 (4), 347-353
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.182.4.347
Abstract
Background There is no reliable and valid self-report measure of depressive symptoms for people with learning disabilities.Keywords
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